All Things Annabelle: August 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

The first day was a HUGE SUCCESS!

Well, first grade was everything she dreamed of! Desk and all! She love love loved it and skipped and talked the whole way home!

As soon as we walked in the door she was down to business with her homework...Piper joined in...then a little piano practice...things are moving right along in this 6 year old's life!

PIANO- CLICK HERE

And...the Cardinals Won!

Whoo hoooo!

Our First Grader

Today was the day and she was READY!

Watch out Saint Raphael...here comes one seriously excited student!!

A little fun before the walk

Walking to Daily Mass

The first of the year!!!

Sunday, August 14, 2016

This Week....

Piper had a dentist appointment and both girls reaped the benefits!

Dentist...Carnival...it's all the same!

First day on the job!

Walking Lexi!

We watched the littlest Broses for a little bit the other morning. Annabelle was in charge. First game, hair salon! Everyone loved it!

Saturday morning pancakes turned into Saturday morning waffles with whipped cream!

BUBBLES!

Last night was Grub and Groove in Francis Park!

The kids has a blast playing in the bubble bus!

Sweet Sweet Sisters!

One loved Dad!

Annabelle's last ballet class of summer..Piper was there to watch...she couldn't help but join in!

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The girls dressed up as Little Charmers, making some magic in the basement.!

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The countdown is on....

As strung out as we may get and as busy or as long as some days may seem I am actually really, really sad to say goodbye to summer.

Soaking up the last couple of days with good friends and good fun.

Alli and the kids came over to swim and play...

Here are the littles grabbing a snack!

This was the next day...SOOO much sunscreen. She's a safety girl....Loads it on!

Shoving popcorn in her face!

Earlier in the week Patti & Tim asked us to let out and feed their sweet puppy, Lexi while they were out for the day. Well...that was NOT sufficient for Annabelle....she insisted on bringing Lexi over for the day. I will say, she did a great job for the three or four hours she was here! She played with her and Bailey non-stop, hand fed her dinner, cooled her off with some water out back....It was very, very sweet!

Fast forward a few days and she insisted on starting her own business..well, three to be exact:

Pet Sitting

Party Planning

Problem Solving

Here's the flyer she made for biz #1 which she wanted to plaster across every park in the region because you know...that's where people with dogs go.....

While I appreciate her reasoning, I convinced her to start small and we dropped it in Miss Patti and Mr. Tim's mailbox.

Phrases she said today that I don't want to ever forget:

"Mom, what happens when business is booming?!"

"I'm going to focus on pet sitting first until I formulate a solid plan for problem solving"

Oh, there were more but I can't remember them right now...but seriously SO SO SO cute.

She set up an office in the living room and created an intake sheet for her first pet client.

I love her.

A little about the Problem Solving Business.... Sample problems people can ask for advice about:

"My three year old is crying all night, what do I do?"

Get earplugs

"My dog is parking all night, what do I do?"

Get earplugs

When asked about a problem that does not involve loud noises at night she responded with

"There are too many weeds in my lawn, what do I do?"

Start a weeding schedule. Weed after breakfast on Monday. Weed after lunch on Tuesday. On Wednesday weed in the daytime, then by Sunday you shouldn't have weeds. Don't be lazy. Pull your weeds.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Back to our routine...and it's a good one!

Adam is FINALLY HOME!!!

We had family fun day in the pool this morning...awesome picture of those two at the bottom...

After Piper went down for her nap Annabelle and I got busy doing "Cereal Box Book Reports". I remember doing one in grade school and always thought it was the coolest idea. You cut paper to fit the sides and front/back of a cereal box. Recreate the book title as the front of the cereal box....ingredients are the characters, some "fun facts" on the side, and a game on the back! I believe I did this in 6th grade, so I think Annabelle's Pre-1st grade project is just splendid!!

(she made me pose)

The Flying Annabelle!

First 1st Grade Project

Annabelle's new teacher sent out an email with a slide presentation about her and invited kids to make their own presentation and send back to get to know one another. Annabelle was ALL OVER the assignment. During nap yesterday she really enjoyed making a project ALL ABOUT HER...go figure...!! I think she did a remarkable job. I really only helped with locating files on the computer and saving pics from Google. She may have surpassed my technical abilities at this point!

CLICK HERE to see it

Once it opens click "Present" at the top right of the screen to see Annabelle's All About Me!

Friday, August 5, 2016

A lovely getaway!

For as wonderful as a trip we had, I sure didn't take the pictures to prove it!! I think that's almost the mark of a successful vacation...too busy enjoying to take pictures!

We had an awesome time at Innsbrook...even though it rained each morning....Lots of board games, and reading and art and just hanging out. Afternoons at the pool or in the Lake, then evening boat rides on our little lake. All in all it was a fabulous family trip to catch up! Both girls were SO well behaved and had a blast!!

The bathing suit... the goggles....the pony tails...the lake.

I think every family from every generation has this picture.

Every one!